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Liberty Street Economics

Research and commentary blog of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; published the April 2026 SCE AI workplace findings that replaced the BLS GenAI report.

Liberty Street Economics, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's research blog, filled a federal data gap on 14 April 2026 when it published Survey of Consumer Expectations findings the same day the Bureau of Labor Statistics skipped its own AI workplace report.

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Key Question

How did a New York Fed blog become the primary federal measure of AI's impact on jobs?

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Background

Liberty Street Economics is the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's public research blog, written by the Bank's own staff economists rather than outside academics. It is not peer-reviewed, but its institutional backing means findings travel fast into financial and policy reporting. When the Bureau of Labor Statistics skipped a scheduled GenAI workplace report on 14 April 2026, Liberty Street's Survey of Consumer Expectations data became the closest thing to an official federal reading of AI's effect on jobs.

Liberty Street has continued to publish Labour market research relevant to the same debate. A separate New York Fed job-postings study, run through the same research apparatus, found little sign that AI adoption had cut hiring since ChatGPT's 2022 launch, a conclusion that sits in direct tension with academic estimates of AI-driven job losses.

Liberty Street's position matters because the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not published a competing establishment-side survey. As long as that gap persists, a Federal Reserve Bank research blog, not a full federal statistical agency, supplies the headline figures cited by lawmakers debating AI workforce policy.

Common Questions
What did Liberty Street Economics publish about AI jobs in April 2026?
Liberty Street Economics (NY Fed) published SCE findings on 14 April showing 39% of workers use AI, 62% expect AI to raise unemployment within 12 months, and AI access is 4.2x more common among high earners.Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Liberty Street Economics)
What is Liberty Street Economics?
Liberty Street Economics is the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's public research blog, publishing staff economists' analysis on monetary policy, Labour markets, and financial stability. It is not peer-reviewed but carries the NY Fed's institutional authority.Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Why did the NY Fed publish an AI jobs report when the BLS did not?
The BLS skipped its scheduled GenAI workplace report on 14 April 2026 without explanation. Liberty Street Economics published SCE findings the same day, stepping into the gap and becoming the primary federal source on AI workforce impact.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics / NY Fed